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THE WHOLE STATE IN 
ATHLETIC COMPETITION 

Out of about 5,000 boys from 
1 7 counties and Baltimore, 423 
winners of county and city 
meets took part in the "State- 
wide Olympiad" June 1 1 at 
Homewood Athletic Field, 
Johns Hopkins University. 



Maryland is thus the first 
State to recognize the relation 
of Games and Sports to Edu- 
cation and Character. 



STATE 

WIDE 

ATHLETICS 



SEASON 1915 

under direction of the 

PUBLIC ATHLETIC LEAGUE 






WHAT THE 

STATE SUPERINTENDENT 

OF EDUCATION SAYS 

"I am more than gla<ji to add 
my testimony to the value of, 
the athletic meet conducted by 
you and your assistants at the 
various county educational ral- 
lies. This feature was attrac- 
tive both to pupils and to pa- 
trons and friends who attended 
the exercises. Our Department 
cannot be too generous in its 
praise of the contribution you 
made in having these gatherings 
favored with an athletic meet 
so well conducted by yourself 
and others. I sincerely hope 
the idea will not only be carried 
out another year but enlarged 
upon. 

Very tyyly 'yours, 

(Signed) ^*r' 

M. BATES STEPHENS. 

State Superintendent 



Mar3iancl has accomplished unique 
results by its successful athletics dur- 
ing 1915. The State accepted the new 
doctrine that it had a responsibility 
for the recreation of its people when 
the Legislature at its last session ap- 
propriated $4,000.00 to the Public 
Athletic League in order that the 
League might extend its activities 
throughout every County in the State. 

The badge test for the individual 
is three athletic events in which every 
one who reaches a standard receives 
an award. Having attained the stand- 
ards he "passes" just as he does any 
subject in a school curriculum. 

Athletics are "the social, vigorous, 
fighting plays of youth." Games de- 
velop social qualities. When a boy 
feels a responsibility to his school as 
its representative, he learns the first 
lesson of being a member of society. 
Fair play, honesty and loyalty to 
others aie more easily learned by ac- 
tive participation in games than by 
any amount of reading or exhortation. 

Twenty Counties and the City of 
Baltimore, through their County Su- 
perintendents and Teachers cooperated 
in making the initial year successful 
not only in promoting the meets, but 
in preparing the programs, planning 
the tracks and attending to countless 
details. 

Best of all, the Counlies sent their 
winners at their own expense to the 
State-wide Olympiad, June 1 1 . Every 
boy who came was entertained at the 
home of some friendly city dweller. 

THE PUBLI C ATHLETI C LEAGUE 
President, Robert Garrett 

Executive Committee 
Harry N. Baetjer, Edward Guest 
Gibson, J. Barry Mahool, William 
H. Morriss, John E. Semmes, Jr., 
Theodore E. Straus, James F. Thrift. 

Director, William Burdick, M.D 



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WHAT THE 

SUPERINTENDENT OF 

BALTIMORE COUNTY 

SAYS 

"I am very much pleased 
with both the spirit and results 
of the supervision of athletics 
in the counties of Maryland by 
the Public Athletic League, so 
far as I have observed them. 
The special work the Public 
Athletic League is doing in 
Baltimore County has the entire 
approval of the School Board 
and the principals and teachers. 
I trust this work in the State 
will grow and extend from year 
to year. 

Sincerely yours, 

(Signed) 

ALBERT S. COOK, 

Superintendent 



Counties ranked according to the 
number of boys entering the first 
county championships of track and 
field athletics : 

Baltimore City . . . . 1,215 

Baltimore County . . . 505 

Wicomico County . . . 263 

Allegany County .... 229 

Montgomery County . . . 213 

Carroll County .... 206 

Talbot County . . . . 199 

Prince George's County . . 1 97 

Howard County . . . . 191 

Cecil County 182 

Frederick County .... 1 78 

Washington County ... 163 

Caroline County .... 129 

Somerset County .... 1 03 

Worcester County ... 103 

Queen Anne's County . . 99 

Charles County .... 39 

Harford County .... 17 

4,231 
Maryland State Olympiad . 514 

4.745 




STATE AND COUNTY OFFICIALS AT POCOMOKE CITY 




SPECTATORS AT ST. MICHAEL'S, TALBOT COUNTY MEET 




A DASH AT PRINCESS ANNE. SOMERSET COUNTY MEET 




GRANDSTANDS AT CUMBERLAND. ALLEGANY COUNTY MEET 




ATTRACTIVE RUNNING TRACK USED AT CENTERVILLE. 
QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY MEET 




PLANS FOR SCHOOL AND ATHLETIC FIELD NOW AT FREDERICK 




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ROCK HILL COLLEGE GROUNDS, AT ELLICOTT CITY. A NATURAL AMPF 




A VIEW OF THE STATE-WIDE OLYMPIAD AT HOMEWOOD A 




EATER WHERE HOWARD COUNTY HELD ITS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS 




LETIC FIELD. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY. BALTIMORE 




WHAT THE COMMITTEE 

ON RESOLUTIONS OF 

THE MARYLAND STATE 

TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION 

SAYS 

"We approve most heartily 
State-wide school athletics as 
conducted by the Baltimore 
Public Athletic League. We 
thank them and their assistants 
for their services in making 
school athletics popular with 
our people as well as pupils, not 
alone for ivs own merits, but 
also as encouraging better at- 
tendance of pupils, more espe- 
cially in high school grades. 



Honor roll of counties arranged 
according to points scored by their 
representatives at the State -wide 
Olympiad, June II, 1915. 



Baltimore County 
Baltimore City 
Allegany County . 
Talbot County 
Frederick County 
Montgomery County 
Queen Anne's County 
Somerset County . 
Harford County . 
Prince George's County 
Wicomico County 
Cecil County . 
Carroll County 
Howard County . 
Worcester County 
Caroline County . 
Washington County . 
Charles County 



86 

83 

25 

21 

17 

15 

14 

12 

11 

11 

10 

8 

3 

3 

2 

1 

1 





points 



Counties ranked according to num- 
ber of boys passing first badge test. 



Montgomery County 
Talbot County 
Prince George's County 
Frederick County . 
Queen Anne's County 
Baltimore County 
Caroline County . 
Carroll County 
Wicomico County 
Cecil County . 
Worcester County 
Somerset County . 
Howard County . 
Charles County 
Harford County . 
Washington County . 



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63 

60 
57 
41 
40 
40 
33 
32 
30 
26 
19 
18 
16 
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EVERY BOY WHO COMPETED HAD A MEDICAL EXAMINATION 



Public Athletic League, 
801 Garrett Building, 

Baltimore, Maryland. 

Gentlemen :— 

The Medical Supervisor, or a physician under his direction, 
examined the competitors at the county athletic meets to see that 
no one participated who was physically unfit. Where time allowed 
a complete medical examination was made to discover defects which 
might later cause serious illness, but every boy was obliged to be 
free from heart disease or rupture. 

The following defects were found : 

Chronic ear disease 1 

Teeth (3 or more decayed) . . . . . . . . .25 

Adenoids 9 

Diseased tonsils . . . . 15 

Heart disease .,...10 

Rupture . .14 

Hydrocele 2 

Phimosis 9 

Varicocele 13 

Cryptorchidism , * 8 

Water on the knee 1 

Miscellaneous defects 13 

Total defects in 94 different boys . . 120 
Total number of boys examined . . 1 ,34 1 

The parents of boys in need of care were notified of the defect 
and general advice was given as to procedure. Hardly any of the 
serious defects were known to the boys or their parents. 

Already 16% of the boys have reported to us that they have 
been treated. 

Respectfully submitted, 

ALFRED W. BROWN, M.D.. 

Medical Supervisor, P.A.L. 



FIRST ANNUAL MARYLAND STATE OLYMPIAD 

HOMEWOOD ATHLETIC FIELD 

Baltimore, Friday, June 11, 1915 



STATE CHAMPIONS 



Event 

Junior 80-pound class: — 

50-yards Dash 
Standing Broad Jumo 
Baseball Throw 

440-yards Relay 



G. Biddingcon 
J. Gerkins 
K. Maddrick 
'K. P. Bunnell 
R. Deuber 
H. Kruse 
B. Rich 



Allegany County 
Baltimore County 
Somerset County 

>Baltimore County 



Performance 



6 4/5 sec. 

7 ft. 3 in. 
205 ft. 10 in. 



58 sec. 



Junior 95 -pound class: — 

60-yards Dash 
2-Standing Broad Jumps 
Baseball Throw 



440-yards Relay 



J. Thompson 
J. Richards 
V. Piel 
'H. C. Beall 
P. M. Cassen 
O. D. Hampson 
E. Mohlhenrich 



Baltimore City 
Somerset County 
Baltimore County 

>Baltimore County 



7 3/5 sec. 

16 ft. 

217 ft. 5 in. 



60 sec. 



Junior 1 15-pound class: — 

70-yards Dash 
Running Broad Jump 
Baseball Throw 



660-yards Relay 



C. Jones 
W. C. Barall 
J. Tagg 
H. Goldman 
L. Goodman 
I. Paris 
.E, Rosenthal 



Montgomery County 
Baltimore County 
Baltimore County 

>Baltimore City 



7 4/5 sec. 
19 ft. 7 in. 
283 ft. 1 in. 

1 min. 24 1/5 sec. 



Junior Unlimited Class: — 

80-yards Dash 
220'yards Dash 
Running High Jump 
8-pound Shot 

880-yards Relay 



F. E Pflsterer 
W. Andrews 
L. Biery 
R. Stup 
'E. J, Callahan 
T. J. Moisan 
D. G. Pollard 
_L. Sullivan 



Baltimore City 
Baltimore City 
Talboc County 
Montgomery County 

>Baltimore City 



9 sec. 
25 2/5 sec. 
4 ft. 10 in. 
44 ft. 8 3/4 in. 

1 min. 41 4/5 sec. 



Senior Unlimited Class: — 

100-yards Dash 
440-yards Dash 
880-yards Run 
Running Broad Jump 
Running High Jump 
12-pound Shot 

1-mile Relay 



W. B. Clemson 
R. Guthrie 
J. C. Taylor 
M. Brown 
P. Harry 
C. Scarborough 
'A. Du Breuil 
W.'W. Korpman 
C. O'C. McDonagh 
^H. H. Weedon, Jr, 



Frederick County 
Wicomico County 
Baltimore City 
Baltimore County 
Harford County 
Harford County 

> Baltimore City 



10 2/5 sec. 
56 sec. 

2 min. 6 4/5 sec. 
20 ft. 10 in 

5 ft. 3 1/2 in. 
39 ft. 7 in. 

3 min. 46 1/5 sec. 




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STATE ATHLETIC COMMITTEE 

appointed by 

DR. M. BATES STEPHENS 
Superintendent of Education 

Albert S. Cook, Superintendent, Baltimore County 
Byron J. Grimes, Superintendent, Queen Anne's County 
William J. Holloway, Superintendent, Wicomico County 
Joseph M. McVey, Superintendent, Cecil County 
George T. Morelock, Superintendent, Carroll County 
Woodland C. Phillips, Superintendent, Howard County 
William Burdick, M.D., Public Athletic League, Chairman 



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